Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...

A locust in a “solitarious” phase is shy. It acts like a regular grasshopper: avoiding others of its kind, appearing a ...

Arizona State University scientists are part of an international research team that discovered a simple, soil-based method to keep locusts from eating crops. To their knowledge, it’s the first study ...

Healthier soil can stop locusts before they start eating. In Senegal, nitrogen-rich crops kept locust numbers down and doubled harvests, offering a sustainable alternative to pesticides. Credit: ...

"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking ...

Discover what the food tradition of Nigeria encompasses: 371 ethnic culinary practices, traditional cooking methods, ceremonial dishes.

The takeaway: The US Army's latest counter-drone weapon works less like a missile and more like a bug zapper. Mounted on tactical vehicles, the Locust laser reflects how directed-energy systems have ...

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Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...

The Rochester Police Locust Club is collecting cards and donations for three officers who were shot while responding to a domestic violence call Dec. 19. Police said a man shot the officers at close ...